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The World’s Story

Eva March Tappan (1854 - 1930)

Karl Ploetz (1819 - 1881)

Horatio W. Dresser (1866 - 1954)

15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century.

Volumes 1-13 have stories that are read in dramatic reading form.

The World’s Story Volume 1: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:15:44:19 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Topics in Part I include China, Korea, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific.

The World’s Story Volume 2: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:17:57:22 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Topics in Part II include India, Siam, Afghanistan, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine.

The World’s Story Volume 3: Egypt, Africa and Arabia
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:16:12:44 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Topics in Part III include Egypt, Northern, Western and Central Africa, South Africa and Arabia.

The World’s Story Volume 4: Greece and Rome
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:16:44:01 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Topics in Part IV include Greek mythology, the classical Greek period and the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.

The World’s Story Volume 5: Italy, France, Spain and Portugal
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:18:54:31 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Topics in Part V include Italian painters and poets, the French Revolution, the Spanish Inquisition and Portuguese explorers.

The World’s Story Volume 6: Russia, Austria-Hungary, the Balkan States and Turkey
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:16:37:19 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Topics in Part VI include the Russian Empire, the fights for independence in Hungary and the Balkan states and the politics of early Turkey.

The World’s Story Volume 7: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:17:12:23 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Topics in Part VII include the stories from the Nibelungen saga of the Germans, masterpieces of the Dutch Painters and the famous apple-shooting episode from Schiller's drama William Tell.

The World’s Story Volume 8: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Search for the Poles
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:16:40:08 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Topics in Part VIII include excerpts from the Eddas, the life of the Vikings, the Scandinavian kings' fight for supremacy and the race towards the North and South Pole.

The World’s Story Volume 9: England
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:16:44:57 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Part IX deals with the first part of the history of England, from the early times till the reign of the Tudor kings and queens. Chapters include stories about King Arthur, William the Conqueror, Robin Hood, Queen Elizabeth and many others.

The World’s Story Volume 10: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:17:09:42 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Part X covers the second part of the history of England, from the Stuart Kings till the early 1900s. Also included are excerpts from the history of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as Irish and Welsh legends and Scottish ballads.

The World’s Story Volume 11: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:15:56:18 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Part XI contains stories about Canadian history and about the discovery of Central and South America, from the early Inca and Aztec civilizations to the 20th century revolutions and upheavals.

The World’s Story Volume 12: The United States
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:17:10:08 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Part XII compiles stories about the early history of the United States, starting with the first explorations, the fights with the native Americans, the early settlers and culminating with the struggle for independence from the European leaders.

The World’s Story Volume 13: The United States
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:15:53:00 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Part XIII is the second volume of the history of the United States, exploring topics from the Civil War, the settlement on the West Coast, and new scientific discoveries from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The World’s Story Volume 14: An Outline of Universal History
Karl Ploetz (1819 - 1881)
Translated by William H. Tillinghast (1854 - 1913)
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:37:34:33 in 2 MP3 Audio CDs

This book lists a detailed timeline of important events, starting from the early Eastern cultures till up to recent events from the beginning of the 20th century. The original book was compiled in German by historian Karl Ploetz (1819-1881) and translated into English for this series by William H. Tillinghast (1854-1913).

The World’s Story Volume 15: The World War
Horatio W. Dresser (1866 - 1954)
Read by Multiple Readers
Running Time:15:44:19 in 1 MP3 Audio CD

This is the last volume of the 15-volume series The World’s Story, originally started by Eva March Tappan. This book, edited by Horatio W. Dresser (1866-1954) deals exclusively with the time of the First World War, the events leading up to it, the battles and war engines, the political and diplomatic background endeavors and the cost - human and monetary - of this War.

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